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The Board of Trustees Governance Model Is Ineffective in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ohio has long held the reputation of a political bellwether state, where political tendencies in the state’s electorate served as indicators of national political trends. For higher education, Ohio has also become a bellwether state for displaying the end goal of the current targeted attacks on educational diversity and access. As sweeping changes brought by Senate Bill 1 come into effect, Ohio’s prominent public universities are displaying what happens when boards of trustees serve as rubbersta

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From Study Aid to Skill Builder: Why AI + Peer Tutoring Is a Powerful Combo

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Rethinking Support in the Age of AI Students today are navigating a very different learning landscape than their professors did. Between mounting academic demands, work schedules, and a sea of digital tools, support systems need to meet students where they are and where they’re going. The rise of generative AI is reshaping how students study, stay organized, and manage their time.

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Title IX Faces New Challenges On 53rd Anniversary

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

June 23 marked the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, a civil rights law that bans sex-based discrimination in any educational entity receiving federal funds. Although largely associated with sports and sporting opportunities, Title IX also includes matters of sexual discrimination, harassment and misconduct. “This anniversary is a very pivotal civil rights moment,” said Maha Ibrahim, program managing attorney at Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), an organization focused on gender justice in workplaces an

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EDExpress for Windows 2025–26, Release 2.0

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FSA has released a new service update for EDExpress for Windows 2025–26, Release 2.0, introducing Campus-Based functionality. This update enables schools to report Federal Work-Study (FWS) data to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System using the Campus-Based Common Record schema (version 1.0b), effective June 29, 2025. Key Features: Campus-Based Functionality: Schools can now define… More » EDExpress for Windows 2025–26, Release 2.0 The post EDExpress for Windows 2025–26, Rel

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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University of Virginia President James Ryan Resigns Under Pressure from Justice Department over DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

James Ryan The AP reports that University of Virginia (UVA) President James Ryan has resigned under pressure from the U.S. Justice Department, “which had pushed for his departure amid scrutiny of the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.” Ryan’s resignation “represents a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s effort to reshape higher education.

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Reminder: Report Foreign Gifts and Contracts by July 31

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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a reminder that higher education institutions must submit their semiannual disclosure reports under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 by Thursday, July 31, 2025. This federal requirement applies to any institution that is either owned or controlled by a foreign source, or that has received… More » Reminder: Report Foreign Gifts and Contracts by July 31 The post Reminder: Report Foreign Gifts and Contracts by July 31 first appeared o

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Interest Rate Calculations – Federal Stafford, Federal PLUS, Federal SLS, and Federal Consolidation Loans – July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

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The U.S. Department of Education has released updated variable interest rates for certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans for the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. These rates apply to older variable-rate loans, as newer loans issued after July 1, 2006, have fixed interest rates. Period Begin: July 01, 2025… More » Interest Rate Calculations – Federal Stafford, Federal PLUS, Federal SLS, and Federal Consolidation Loans – July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

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National Recording Artist Justine Skye Announced as Keynote Speaker for the 2025 Active Minds Mental Health Conference

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Independent Artist and Mental Health Advocate Alexander Stewart to Perform and Speak at the 2025 Active Minds Mental Health Conference

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The post Independent Artist and Mental Health Advocate Alexander Stewart to Perform and Speak at the 2025 Active Minds Mental Health Conference appeared first on Active Minds.